Chirinjeev Kathuria

Chirinjeev Kathuria is an Indian-American[2][3][4] investor, physician, politician, businessperson, and philanthropist.[5][6] He was the first Indian-American to run for the US Senate.[7]

Chirinjeev Kathuria
Born
New Delhi, India
Alma materBrown University
Stanford University
Known forFirst Indian American to run for the US Senate,[1] Co-founder of PlanetSpace and New Generation Power International, co-founder and co-chairman of UpHealth Inc., executive chairman and co-founder of Ocean Biomedical Inc.; Co-founder and chairman of the AIRO Group

Kathuria was the co-founder and co-chairman of UpHealth Inc. which went public on the NYSE (NYSE:UPH).[8] [9][10] The company focused on digital care management, telehealth, digital pharmacy and technology-enabled behavioral health.[11]  Kathuria is the executive chairman and co-founder of Ocean Biomedical Inc.,[12][13] a biotech company that partners with leading scientists and research institutions to accelerate the translation of new discoveries into breakthrough medicines.[14] He is also the co-founder and chairman of New Generation Power International, and co-founder of PlanetSpace.[15][16][17][18][19] Additionally, Kathuria is the co-founder and chairman of the AIRO Group. The AIRO Group brings together technologies and services in urban air mobility, commercial and military aviation, and avionics.[20][21][22][23][24][25] Airo Group Holdings, Inc. Announced a Confidential Submission of Draft Registration Statement Related to Proposed Public Offering.[26][27][28]

In 2004, Kathuria was an unsuccessful candidate for the nomination for the United States Senate election in Illinois.

Early life

Chirinjeev Kathuria was born in New Delhi, India and came with his parents to Chicago, Illinois at the age of eight months.[29] Kathuria graduated Valedictorian from Downers Grove North High School.[30] He received a Bachelor of Science and Doctorate of Medicine from Brown University and a Master of Business Administration from Stanford University.[5][31][17]

Career

Businessperson

Kathuria co-founded American Teleradiology NightHawks Inc., which was acquired in 2005 by NightHawk Radiology Holdings Inc.; the combined company went public on NASDAQ in 2006. In 2010 he co-founded New Generation Power International.

Space exploration

Kathuria has also been involved in space exploration,[32][17] and was the Founding Director of MirCorp,[17] the first commercial company to privately launch and fund manned space programs.[32][7][33][34] Kathuria also invested in Russia's Mir space station in its final days.[35][17] In 2005, Chirinjeev Kathuria co-founded PlanetSpace, a privately funded Chicago-based rocket and space travel project,[36] which bid for NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services contract with Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Alliant Techsystems.[37][38]

Biomedical

Kathuria co-founded Ocean Biomedical and serves as the chairman of its board of directors.[12] Ocean Biomedical is currently pursuing programs in oncology, fibrosis, infectious disease, and inflammation.[14]

He was also the co-founder and co-chairman of UpHealth Inc. which went public on the NYSE (NYSE:UPH). [13][10].

Aerospace and defense

He founded AIRO Group in 2005 which in 2021 acquired Aspen Avionics and proceeded with a merger with Coastal Defense. In the same year, Jaunt Air Mobility entered into a merger with the AIRO group.[20][22][24][25]

Politician
Main article: 2004 United States Senate election in Illinois

In 2004, Kathuria was an unsuccessful candidate for the nomination for the United States Senate election in Illinois. Jack Ryan was the eventual primary winner. Democrat and future President Barack Obama went on to win the general election. [2][3][4]

References
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  5. "Chirinjeev Baboo Kathuria M.D., M.B.A.: Executive Profile & Biography". www.bloomberg.com. Bloomberg.
  6. "The University of the Virgin Islands Announces $30 Million Gift for the Development of a Medical School". www.uvi.edu.
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  8. "UpHealth Announces the Removal of Dr. Chirinjeev Kathuria as Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors". Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  9. SEC, " UpHealth IPO Investment Prospectus S-1." SEC.report. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  10. "Cloudbreak's Jamey Edwards Gives an Inside Look at SPAC Process | Los Angeles Business Journal". labusinessjournal.com. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  11. "GigCapital2 to merge with two telehealth firms in $1.35 billion deal". Reuters. 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  12. "A Stanford lab's drug could be Covid's worst enemy and key to this company's IPO". www.bizjournals.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-13. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
  13. "A Stanford lab's drug could be Covid's worst enemy and key to this company's IPO". www.bizjournals.com. 2021-06-10. Archived from the original on 2021-06-13. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  14. SEC. "Ocean Biomedical, Inc. IPO Investment Prospectus S-1". SEC.report. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
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  16. Cole, Nicolas (9 June 2017). "Three Companies You've Never Heard Of That Will Truly Change The World". Huffington Post.
  17. "These 3 Power Brokers Will Transform the Future of Energy (1 of Them Is Elon Musk)". Inc. Magazine.
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  25. Alcock, Charles (2021-10-11). "Jaunt To Merge with Airo and Go Public with Wall Street Listing". FutureFlight. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  26. "AIRO Group gears up for initial public offering". www.aopa.org. 2022-08-17. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  27. "AIRO Group, parent company of Jaunt, prepares for IPO". TransportUP. 2022-08-18. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  28. Alcock, Charles (August 15, 2022). "Air Mobility Airo Group Prepares for Initial Public Offering". FutureFlight. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  29. "Chirinjeev Kathuria: "If You Fail, Learn From It"". The Sikh Times.
  30. "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Editorial". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  31. "Vote for a turban and a beard". The Economist. 24 July 2003.
  32. "Millionaire Hopes to Be First Tourist In Space". The New York Times. 20 June 2000.
  33. Boudette, Neal E. (16 June 2000). "Space Buffs Attempt to Make Their Mir Tourist Venture Fly". Wall Street Journal – via www.wsj.com.
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  35. "Space partners plan flights in 2007". NBC News. 17 May 2005.
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  37. "Competition Heats Up for Space Station Cargo Contract". Space.com.
  38. "Boeing Joins PlanetSpace Space Station Resupply Bid Team". Space News. 28 October 2008.

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